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ALGERIAN Professor Waciny Laredj wins UAE-based Great Arab Minds Award in Literature and Arts

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid praises novelist’s insights into intricacies of Arab societies.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, congratulated Algerian Professor Waciny Laredj on winning the Great Arab Minds Award in Literature and Arts.

The novelist, short story writer and academic is one of the Arab world’s most prominent literary figures and well-known throughout the Arabic-French speaking countries.

“We congratulate Professor Waciny Laredj on winning the Great Arab Minds Award in Literature and Arts, honouring his exceptional literary contributions. Professor Waciny has presented over 30 novels that delve into the intricacies of Arab societies, culture, and the environment. His impactful works have been translated into more than 20 languages and endorsed by numerous universities worldwide,” Sheikh Mohammed said in a congratulatory message posted on his official X account.

“Holding the esteemed position of Chair Professor at the Central University of Algiers and the Sorbonne University in Paris, Professor Waciny’s achievement is a testament to his remarkable dedication to literature. We commend his efforts and deeply appreciate his profound contributions to Arabic literature, enriching the global readership.”

source/content: gulfnews.com (headline edited)

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Laredj’s works have been translated into over 20 languages and endorsed by numerous universities worldwideX/@HHShkMohd

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Wasini Al-A’raj . Novelist. Writer.

Dr.Wasini Al-Araj (aka) Waciny Laredj. Novelist. Short-story writer. Translator. Academic.

Awards/Honours:

  • 2007 Sheikh Zayed Book Award for Literature, winner for The Prince’s Book: The Paths of the Wooden Gates
  • 2011 International Prize for Arabic Fiction , longlisted for البيت الأندلسي (The Andalucian House)
  • 2014 International Prize for Arabic Fiction, longlisted for رماد الشرق (Ashes of the East)
  • 2015 Katara Prize for Arabic Novel , inaugural winner of the grand prize valued at $260,000 for Butterfly Kingdom

Selected Works: Published more than a dozen books. Available in Arabic and French.

  • al-Bawwaba al-Zarqa (The Blue Gate, 1980)
  • Waqa’i min Awja Rajulin Ghamara Sawb al-Bahr (Facts from the Sufferings of a Man Who Ventured Toward the Sea, 1981)
  • Waq al-Ahdhiya al-Khashina (The sound of the rough shoes, 1981)
  • Ma tabaqqa min Sirat Lakhdar Hamrush (What Remains from the Biography of Lakhdar Hamrush, 1982),
  • Nuwwar al-Lawz (Almond Blossoms, 1983)
  • Masra Ahlam Maryam al-Wadi’a (The Death of Tender Maryam’s Dreams, 1984)
  • Asmak al-Barr al-Mutawahhish (The fish of the wild land, 1986)
  • Damir al-Gha’ib (1990)
  • Faji’at al-Layla al-Sabi’a ba’d al-Alf, Raml al-Maya (The Disaster of the Seventh Night after the One Thousand Night, Raml al-Maya, 1993)
  • La Gardienne des ombres. Don Quichotte à Alger (Protector of the Shadows: Don Quixote in Algiers, 1996; Harisat al-Dhilal, Don Quishotte fi’l-Jaza’ir, 1999)
  • Les Miroirs de l’aveugle (The Mirrors of the Blind Man; Maraya al-Darir, 1998)
  • al-Makhtuta al-Sharqiyya (The Eastern Manuscript, 2002)
  • Kitab al-Amir: masalik abwab al-hadid (The Prince’s Book: The Paths of the Wooden Gates, 2004)
  • Al-Bayt al-Andalusi (The Andalusian House, 2011)
  • Mamlakatu al farasha (The kingdom of the batterfly, 2013)
  • Nissaou Casanova (Casanova’s women, 2016)

Married to poet Zineb Laouedj and collaborated with her on an anthology of African literature in French titled ‘Anthologie de la nouvelle narration africane’.

Education:-

  • Ph.D – University of Damascus
  • M.A – University of Damascus
  • B.A.- Arabic Literature, University of Algeria

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